The stock market is crashing and we're in for some shit, whoever wins the presidency. Thank goodness literary men like George Saunders can write beautiful articles for The New Yorker like this one to keep us entertained: http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2008/09/22/080922sh_shouts_saunders?currentPage=all

Well, considering how long it's been since I last posted something, I suppose the chances of someone reading this might not be good. A computer crash, spouse going to graduate school and 3-year-old to take care of all took their toll on me recently. I bought myself a new Mac Mini so I could get on the Internet at home again. It's good to be back. I'm going to keep things light for awhile; you may see some posts that aren't entirely germane. I've got to keep things light under the strain. And wit… Continue

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Well, it's late and it required nearly an all-nighter last night, but the first episode of the podcast has been posted to the site. Considering it's the first time I've really done anything like this, I don't think it came out too bad at all. The episode features Kathryn Eastburn, the co-founder of the Colorado Springs Independent, who will be teaching a nonfiction workshop at Colorado College on Sat., July 26. I plan to cover the All Pikes Peak Reads launch and the state of slam poetry in the r… Continue

Hey, all: Just wanted to let you all know that I'm planning on posting a podcast on the site July 1 and the first of every month after that. In an effort to make the site more useful, I'll also be creating some sort of newsletter that will go out mid-month. I'm hoping to kick that off in mid-July. If anyone is interested in getting involved in any of this, just send me a message. I'd love to have help recording people's stories and determining content for an electronic newsletter of some kind. I… Continue